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SVOX AG is a dynamic technology company specialized in text-to-speech. We are seeking to temporarily (6 - 10 months) add to our language development team several language specialists for Swedish, Danish, Russian, and Polish. You will create new language components for use with our state-of-the-art text-to-speech engine.

We invite applications from language specialists that natively speak one or more of the above mentioned languages. SVOX provides a varied position in an international, fast-paced, results-oriented environment.

Qualifications and Required Skills: - Native speaker of Swedish, Danish, Russian, or Polish. Expert knowledge of one or more of the other languages is a strong plus - Masters degree in linguistics, computer science, or related field - 1+ years experience in text-to-speech technology - Interest in speech synthesis, prosody, and morpho-syntactic analysis of text - Working knowledge of English - Has a positive attitude and enjoys working in a team - Programming and scripting skills are desirable - Willingness to relocate to Zurich, Switzerland for 6 - 10 months